Jonathan Elmer

Jonathan Elmer (29 November 1745-3 September 1817) was a US Senator from New Jersey from 4 March 1789 to 3 March 1791, preceding John Rutherfurd. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

Biography
Jonathan Elmer was born in Cedarville, New Jersey in 1745, and he practiced medicine in Bridgeton before becoming active in government and politics. From 1772 to 1775, he served as Sheriff of Cumberland County, and he became a militia captain during the American Revolutionary War. From 1777 to 1778, 1781 to 1783, and 1787 to 1788, he served as a New Jerseyan delegate to the Continental Congress, and he became a trustee of Princeton University in 1782. He also became one of New Jersey's inaugural US Senators in 1789, serving until 1791. He died in 1817.